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Dear Neighbours, Welcome to your May issue of Moseley Directory.
In this issue Fresh veg to your doorstep
If your business includes Moseley as part of its target market then you should be advertising with us. Or if you have a story of local interest to tell then please let me know. Give me a call or send me an email,
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How to choose your organic vegbox
Moseley Farmers Market 14 is the best in the country - again Big plans at Sarehole Mill To become a working mill again
Middle Earth Weekend
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Getting Wed?
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Moseley in Bloom going for gold 22 Don’t miss this free Tolkien inspired Festival
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Where to eat
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Index of advertisers
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What's on Comedy
Kill for a Seat Comedy Club This comedy club is in full swing on the first Friday of every month On: 4 May & 1 June At: mac For info and tickets: 446 3232
Heroes Three French veterans of WW1 plan their ‘escape’ from a home for old soldiers with military precision. On: 10 May – 12 May At: mac For info and tickets: 446 3232
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Middle Earth Weekend A Tolkien inspired two day free festival with medieval re-enactments, archery, drama, dragons, guided walks, craft demonstrations, Sarehole Mill in action, poetry reading and music, competitions, and loads more On: 19-20 May At: Sarehole Mill Recreation Ground, Cole Bank Road For info: www. middleearthweekend. org.uk
A snapshot of what’s on around Moseley in May and June
Diamond Jubilee Afternoon Tea Join in for the week of celebrations to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. You will enjoy a traditional afternoon tea with delicious sandwiches and cakes On: 10 June, 2 sittings; 1.00pm and 3.30pm At: Highbury Hall, Yew Tree Lane For info: 303 2050
General
2 May: Lady Maisery 9 May: Al Parrish 16 May: Magpie Lane 23 May: Chris & Kellie While 30 May: A Feast of Midland Folk At: Red Lion, Vicarage Rd, Kings Heath For info: www.redlion folkclub.com
Ben Calvert & the Swifts
A rare home town show from this post-folk Moseley Farmers’ band for the release Market of their second single Fresh locally produced Valpolicella Girl. Their farm produce and crafts. acclaimed debut album On: 26 May & 23 June Festive Road is out now. At: Village Green On: 13 May For info: 449 3156 At: mac For info and tickets: 446 3232 Kings Heath
Farmers’ Market Fresh local produce. On: 5 May & 2 June At: Vicarage Road (behind All Saints Medical Centre) For info: www. kingsheathfarmers market.org
Music
Red Lion Folk Club Wednesday night live folk music at this award winning folk club:
Phronesis A wonderful performance from a Scandinavian/ British jazz trio led by Danish bass player Jasper Hoiby and featuring the excellent British pianist Ivo Neame and Swedish drummer Anton Eger. On: 15 May At: mac For info and tickets: 446 3232
Sport
Tennis Open Day Play on brand new courts, take a dip in the outdoor swimming pool and find out about all the exciting plans for 2013. Plus get entrance half price if you mention Moseley Directory! On: 13 May At: Edgbaston Priory Club, Edgbaston For info: 440 2492
Theatre Icarus
Icarus brings a theatrical experience for the whole family. It retells the fate of Icarus through storytelling, song, music, dance, physical theatre and visuals. Age 4+ On: 15-17 June At: mac For info/tickets: 446 3232
Unhappy Birthday Amy Lame invites you to share her birthday. Morrissey - icon for the bookish, bespectacled weirdos of the world - is invited too. Will he turn up? Cake, quiffs & craziness collide in a flurry of balloons and beer. On: 8 June At: mac For info/tickets: 446 3232
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Where to eat Blue Ginger
Kababish
Piquant
Tel: 0121 444 0999
Tel: 0121 449 5556
Tel: 0121 249 1216
Singapore & Malaysian 32 Poplar Road Kings Heath Birmingham, B14 7AD
Balti 29 Woodbridge Road Moseley Birmingham, B13 8EH
Indian 18 St Mary’s Row Moseley Birmingham, B13 8JG
Bombay Rickshaw Co Kitchen Garden Indian Takeaway 2 Heathfield Road Kings Heath Birmingham, B14 7DB
Small plates (Tapas/mezze with British influences) 17 York Road, Kings Heath, B14 7SA
Sabai Sabai
Tel: 0121 443 4173
Tel: 0121 443 4725
Tel: 0121 449 4498
Carib Grill
Maison Mayci
Spice Merchant
Tel: 0121 449 8818
Tel: 0121 449 4413
Tel: 0121 444 1414
Caribbean 2 St Mary’s Row Moseley Birmingham, B13 8JG
French Patisserie 148 Alcester Road Moseley Birmingham, B13 8HS
Thai 25 Woodbridge Road Moseley Birmingham, B13 8EH
Kashmiri 36 Poplar Road Kings Heath Birmingham, B14 7AD
Jade Restaurant Manic Organic Cantonese BYO & takeaway 88 St Mary’s Row Moseley Birmingham, B13 9EF
Organic vegetarian café 46 Poplar Road Kings Heath Birmingham, B14 7AG
Sweet Chillies
Tel: 0121 449 7686
Tel: 0121 441 3802
Tel: 0121 443 1086 or 0121 443 2737
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Sylhet Spice Cuisine Bangladeshi 27-29 York Road Kings Heath Birmingham, B14 7SA
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Indian 27-29 Poplar Road Kings Heath Birmingham, B14 7AA Tel: 0121 441 2222
Tel: 0121 444 6644
Kashmiri 107 Alcester Road Moseley Birmingham, B13 8DD
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A guide to the best places to eat in and around Moseley
Contemp Bangali/Indian 836 Yardley Wood Rd Birmingham, B13 0JE
licensed bar with excellent choice of wine and beer, or bring your own alcohol (no corkage charged) delicious new dishes on the menu Take-away service available
0121 249 1216
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18 St Mary’s Row, Moseley, B13 8JG
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Fresh veg to your doorstep There’s no beating local, organic, seasonal produce. It’s healthier, more affordable, and tastier too! A veg box scheme offers all this, and even better it’s delivered straight to your door. Riverford is one of the UK’s largest veg box schemes, offering a wide range of organic produce, and maintaining a very local offering through a network of regional farms and local growers. Riverford’s founder, Guy Watson, started delivering vegetables locally to 30 friends in Devon. The company now delivers around 40,000 boxes a week to homes around the UK. Riverford customers value the freshness of their seasonal produce and the fantastic flavour of food grown without chemical fertilizers and preservatives. The range of food you can get in your box includes fresh veg and fruit, dairy, preserves and free range meat. Visit www.riverford.co.uk/sacrewell or call 01780 789700 to find out more.
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Riverford's recipe of the month: Roasted Asparagus with Hazelnut Dressing [Serves 4] Ingredients: 750g asparagus | 75g
whole hazelnuts |3 tbsp olive oil | 2 tbsp hazelnut/walnut oil | 1 tbsp white wine or balsamic vinegar | salt + pepper 1. Preheat oven to 180˚C/gas mark 5. 2. Toast hazelnuts on a baking tray in oven for about 10 mins. 3. Remove from oven. Increase temp to 220˚C/gas mark 7 4. Place nuts in a clean tea towel, fold over and rub to remove the skin. Coarsely chop. 5. For the dressing whisk the nut oil, half the olive oil with salt, pepper and vinegar. 6. Place asparagus spears on a baking tray and toss with remaining oil, salt and pepper. 7. Roast in oven for about 12 mins, until lightly browning and tender. 8. Serve asparagus with a drizzle of dressing and a sprinkle of hazelnuts.
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Edgbaston Priory Club Unveils New Tennis & Squash Facilities Open Day – Sunday 13th May – 11am to 4pm Summer 2012 is set to be an exciting time for Edgbaston Priory Club. A new six court indoor tennis centre and four new squash courts are opening this spring. These will followed in 2013 by a major refurbishment of the club’s leisure facilities and clubhouse to include a new gym and exercise studio, spa treatment rooms, a sports bar, bistro, family lounge area, events lawn and snooker room. All of which will create the very best sporting and leisure facilities for members and a superb environment to relax and unwind right here in the heart of the city. Come to the Club’s Open Day on Sunday 13th May and see for yourself what Edgbaston Priory Club has to offer. Try out tennis or squash on our brand new courts, take a dip in our heated outdoor swimming pool or find out how you can improve your personal fitness with one of our lifestyle coaches. 12
With lots of entertainment on offer, including circus skills and a stilt walker there’s also plenty to keep the kids occupied whilst you find out about the fantastic new facilities planned for 2013. With a limited number of memberships available, it really is time to take advantage and join, before everyone else does! If you would like to attend please call Andrea Brown on 0121 440 2492 or email andrea.brown@edgbastonpriory.com to register your place in advance. ADVANTAGE MOSELEY DIRECTORY READERS Please quote the Moseley directory when booking your personal tour, then if you do decide to join the club on the day you will be entitled to 50% off the entrance fee. Visit www.edgbastonpriory.com
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Moseley Farmers Market is the best in the country Moseley Farmers’ Market has won the award for best Farmers’ Market 2012 at the FARMA Local Food Awards – again! Moseley Farmers’ Market is the only farmers’ market to have won this prestigious award twice from FARMA – the national Farmers’ Retail and Markets Association – previously winning in 2009. The Lord Mayor of Birmingham and the Bishop of Birmingham attended the official announcement of the award held within the bustling market itself. David Isgrove - the man behind the organisation of the market - said: “Of course, without Moseley people this market would not be such a success. Over the last twelve years it has grown from just twelve stalls to over fifty. 14
Moseley has rediscovered its heart, its sense of community and it’s a real meeting point, a social place providing such a valuable part of Moseley life. It makes it so good to be part of Moseley so well done to everyone who comes because without you this market would fall. So thank you very much.” Moseley Farmers market is on the 4th Saturday of the month from 9am until 3pm and has over 50 stalls selling a wide range of food, drinks and gifts.
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Sarehole Mill taking a step back in time Sarehole Mill is set to turn the clock back to its heyday when it was an operational mill, with the help of funding from Birmingham City Council. Thanks to the princely sum of ÂŁ300,000 the plans are in place to de-silt the mill-pond enabling the mill-wheel to become fully functional again and grind locally sourced wheat. Some of the flour will be sold within the mill shop, some will be baked into bread on the premises and there are also plans to supply local artisan bakers. This famous Tolkien icon is a well-loved local attraction and a central focal point of the annual Tolkien festival which takes place this month on the 19th and 20th May. And with this being the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit part of the funding has gone towards the exciting development of the Tolkien exhibition within the museum. The granary building is now home to a number of new displays 18
detailing local Tolkien connections. Repairs will take place during the winter and the aim is to begin milling during the summer next year, 2013. Sarehole Mill Curator Irene De Boo commented: We wanted to bring Sarehole Mill back to life and that is now going to happen thanks to the generous funding from Birmingham City Council. It is vitally important for us to preserve this valuable part of our heritage.� Sarehole Mill Cole Bank Road Hall Green Birmingham B13 0BD www.bmag.org.uk/sarehole-mill Tel: 0121 777 6612
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Bible Hour
Hall Green Christadelphians We would like to invite you to our Bible-based talks, given every Sunday evening between 6 and 7pm the titles for the next two months, God willing, are shown below. Our meetings are quiet and reverent, and there is opportunity for discussion, over a cup of tea or coffee, after the talk is over.
Subject Palestine whose land? God’s promise to YOU God’s plan for regime change Five sound reasons to believe in God
Dates 6 May 13 May 20 May 27 May
Subject Bible teaching about the devil What the Bible reveals about angels Right in front of your eyes - the miracle of Bible prophesy The problem of suffering
Dates 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 June
You can find us at 20 Springfield Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 9NW (next to the roundabout on the corner of Springfield Road and College Road). Free car parking available. Close to stops for 1,4,6 & 31 buses. Hearing loop and disabled access. email: contact@hallgreenchristadelphians.co.uk
Christadelphians are a Bible-based community who try to follow the teachings of the Lord Jesus as given to the original first century believers. We encourage others to look forward to the return of the Lord Jesus and the coming Kingdom of God.
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Surprises in store at Moseley in Bloom Open Gardens Weekend More than 20 private gardens in and around Moseley will be open to the public during this year’s Moseley in Bloom Open Gardens Weekend on June 16th/17th. Flower filled courtyards, traditional family gardens, allotments and public spaces will be open from 1pm -5.30pm and on Saturday will include roads in central and west Moseley such as Chantry Road, Trafalgar Road, Russell and Reddings Roads. On Sunday the focus will be in the east side of the village covering Mayfield, Oxford, Clarence and St Agnes Roads. Moseley Park and Pool and the Billesley Lane Allotments will be open, and Moseley Hall Hospital will open some of its green spaces to enable visitors to see how gardening is used as a therapeutic aid to recovery. There will also be the opportunity to visit the Dovecote on Alcester Road. 22
An addition to this year’s Open Gardens Weekend is the extensive Moor Green Lane Allotment site adjacent to Cannon Hill Park and largely hidden from view. Carol Miller, Chair of Moseley in Bloom added “ We want to ensure that Moseley continues to be one of the most attractive villages in the Region so the funds we raise will help us to continue our work to improve and regenerate the environment. “Tickets cost £5 or £7.50 for two days and if anyone would like to be involved as a volunteer selling tickets or serving teas then please get in touch by phone or email”. For further information please call 0121 449 4550 or visit www.moseleyinbloom.org.uk
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Middle Earth Weekend 2012 Celebrating 75 years of “The Hobbit” this year’s free Tolkien festival is on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th May 11am-5pm at Sarehole Mill within The Shire Country Park. This year sees the 75th anniversary since the publication of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. It seems fitting, therefore, to celebrate this event at the weekend with all things Hobbity. Second breakfasts will of course be available throughout the weekend! The outdoor festival features archery, dragons, drama, re-enactments and medieval crafts, but festival planners also hope to introduce some interesting new activities to the weekend this year. Last year saw the launch of a photographic competition based around ‘Trees and Leaves of Middle-earth’. 26
This was a very successful contest with entries from all over the world. The many entries were examined and 12 finalists chosen. The calendar has now been created and this is available online at www.middleearthweekend.org.uk You can support the festival by buying a copy of ‘Tales from Moseley Bog’ by Vivienne Wilkes, suitable for 7-10 year olds - all proceeds (less postage and packaging) will be going towards the weekend. Set within Moseley Bog and the surroundings of Sarehole Mill, the story relates the adventures of two young field voles and their desperate quest to find ‘the voles of
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old’. You can buy the book online at www.middleearthweekend.org.uk Entry to the festival is free and it is also free to go into Sarehole Mill during the festival weekend. This is a fantastic family friendly local free event so make sure you put the date in your diary right now!
The event is held at Sarehole Mill Recreation Ground, Sarehole Mill, Cole Bank Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B13 0BD. If you don’t live close enough to walk you can park your car in the field opposite the mill for a small charge, or catch the number 11 bus which stops right outside the mill.
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Moseley Road Baths is open again at last The baths re-opened on Monday April 16th after almost 16 months closure which was initially expected to be only six weeks. There is still a very long way to go until the building is fully restored
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and its long term future secured, but for now at least we can go for a swim in these stunning Edwardian baths. If you need timetable or opening hours information call the pool on 0121 464 0150.
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Index of Advertisers Accountants Tax Return Co
Architect
Hunt Feneley
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Builders
Electrician
Robert Rampton
Gardening Services
Evans Landscapes 25 Sandilands 15
JMS Roofing & Building 23 Michael Laffoley 35 Zircon 32
Gas Showroom
Carpentry/Joinery
Graphic Design
JFK Built
Carpets & Flooring Value Floors
Charity Lottery TLC Lottery
Chimney Sweep Able Chimney Sweep
Chiropodists
The Chiropody Surgery
4 40 13 28 34
Christadelphian Worship Hall Green Christadelphians
21
Cleaning Services
Mopheads 25
Clothing Boutique
28
MD Services Moseley Fireplaces Tickle Me Creative
16 2 19
Interior Decorating
Knights 28
Ironing Service
Mopheads 28
Locksmith
Access Locks Locking Locksmith
Optician
Pabari Opticians
Organic Vegbox Riverford Organics
4 7
Photography
Harborne Sash Windows Traditional Conservatories
Discount Nursery Equipment The Baby Barn
15 17
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Plastering
AML Plastering
Plumbers
Attenborough Plumbing Cullen Plumbing & Tiling MG Heating Robert the Plumber Steven R Barnes
School
Edgbaston High School
Stained Glass Fine Art Glazing
Solar Energy JMS Solar
Solicitors
DBS Law Fawcett & Pattni Tyndallwoods Solicitor
Tiler
Community Centre Conservatories
JMS Roofing & Building 23 Knights 28 Michael Laffoley 35
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Period Property Restoration
Professional Photography
Roofing
Tennis Club
Encore 5 5
Hornton Grange 31 Piquant 9 Restaurant Guide 8 Sweet Chillies 9
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Harborne Sash Windows 15 Shillingbury 25
Woodview Community Centre
Restaurants
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Edgbaston Priory Club
36 15 24 39 1 21 12
Cullen Plumbing & Tiling
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Tutor listing page
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Venue Hire
Venue Birmingham
Wedding Photographer Professional photography
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Windows & doors
25 29 29 23 20
Wooden Flooring
Harborne Sash Windows Value Floors
31 37 15 40
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